[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Summer in Ibaraki"2016/11/19,
In Japan there is a massive countrywide cultural performance competition for high school students. Ethnically Korean Japanese schools also participate, although their definition of cultural performance differs somewhat from those of their Japanese peers. Kunkuk High School, located in Osaka, has an especially intensive program, and have consequently been chosen to represent Osaka in the thirty-fifth annual competition. "The Summer in Ibaraki" is their story,...More

"Operation Chromite" Lee Jeong-jae stimulated by Liam Neeson2016/08/24, Source,
Actor Lee Jeong-jae said he didn't get a good feeling after starring in "The Assassination". The role of Yeom Seok-jin he played there is the captain of the police bureau of the provisional government and a Japanese spy. He lost 15 kg for the movie. Some people pointed fingers at him. This time, he starred in the movie "Operation Chromite" as Captain Jang Hak-soo of the Navy Intelligence Department who is also responsible for the success of Operation Chromite.
This time he is a favorable character. We met the actor in a café in Seoul on the 25th last month for an interview. He said it may look like he is starring in two movies with similar generations but "Operation Chromite" is not a war movie so he decided to go along with it. "I was more interested in the story of heroes that we didn't know about. When I played Yeom Seok-jin I wondered what affect it would have on my image, but I felt it so I hope my image changes again this time",...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "May 18" + DVD Giveaway2016/01/30,
Jin-woo (played by Lee Joon-ki) is a high school student in Gwangju, circa 1980. Sin-ae (played by Lee Yo-won) is a local nurse who goes to his church. Min-woo (played by Kim Sang-kyeong) is his older working brother. Heung-soo (played by Ahn Seong-gi) is her father, a former military officer. They all live fairly normal lives. But a meeting with history ruptures this destiny, as a military crackdown provokes a full-scale resistance movement lasting for a full week,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Perfect Proposal" 2015/06/13,
Ji-yeon (played by Im Soo-jeong) is a woman in her thirties who's been drifting around aimlessly on the international circuit. After an interview with Seong-yeol (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) an intriguing possibility is floated. Does Ji-yeon continue with her dead-end lifestyle, or agree to the risky and convolunted scheme? You can probably guess the answer to that question. What kind of boring movie would prevent its characters from doing anything interesting? Well I can think of several actually but "Perfect Proposal" isn't one of them,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Clown of a Salesman"2015/05/09,
Il-beom (played by Kim In-kwon) is forced by circumstance to look for well-paying work in morally duplicitous places, and ends up degrading himself for the amusement of older women, as part of a dubious but most likely legal scam to get them to buy overpriced consumer goods. What the women get out of this peculiar arrangement is initially unclear, but that much is quickly answered by Ok-nim (played by Lee Jo-sil), an older woman with little to look forward to in life except for these little junkets,...More

Clown of a Salesman (2015)2015/04/25, Source, "Clown of a Salesman"
Genres: Drama
Running Time: 104 min.
Directed by: Jo Chi-eon
Starring: Kim In-kwon, Park Cheol-min
Synopsis: Il-beom works hard to pay off his daughter's hospital bills but one day gets fired for being wrongly accused as a molester. After series of failures, Il-beom finds a job at a PR company which provides free entertainment to old women in exchange for buying their products. Il-beom feels shameful to play dirty tricks on old women but he has no other choice. Despite his initial concerns, Il-beom starts to feel a sense of worth entertaining old women. A new team member, Ok-nim joins and Il-beom becomes a good friend to her, making her feel warm and safe which she never gets from her own son. But, the joy of their friendship won;t hold long when Il-beom's debt reaches beyond help,...More

"Maids" Jeong Yoo-mi, what will she choose?2015/03/22, Source, With only a few more episodes to go, Jeong Yoo-mi who led two extremely different lives, is at the final turning point of her life.
JTBC "Maids" Gook In-yeob (Jeong Yoo-mi) is the only daughter of a founding contributor family and lived a plentiful life after marrying Kim Eun-ki (Kim Dong-wuk), the handsomest man in Hanyang. She had everything only the best could have and although she was immature, she wasn't hateful,...More

[Spoiler] 'Maids' Oh Ji-ho and Jeong Yoo-mi meet like fate2015/01/23, Source,
On the first episode of JTBC drama, "Maids", which resumed on January 23rd, it featured the fateful first encounter between In-yeob (Jeong Yoo-mi), an arrogant young lady from noble family and Moo-myeong (Oh Ji-ho), a secret agent of an underground organization, who was hiding his identity as a servant working for the family of Ministry of Military and Defense.
Earlier on that day, In-yeob decided to go and see Heo Eung-cham (Park Cheol-min) at his birthday party while her father Gook-yoo (Jeon No-min) did not return from Hamheung, where he was visiting as an envoy appointed by Lee Bang-won,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Drama Special - Pretty! Oh Man-bok"2014/03/02,
Man-bok (played by Kim Hyang-ki) is a teenage girl living with an nontraditional family, and she knows it. The funny thing is, none of this information really bothers her all that much. Man-bok lives a cheery day to day life with her foster parents and the various other surrogate children they've taken in over the years, and for the most part just appears to be a normal happy girl with no real worries or anxieties.
This changes...well no, it doesn't really change all that much when Man-bok is suddenly seized by the desire to find her birth parents, taking an offhand clue to heart and wandering about the world to try and find it,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2014.02.07 ~ 2014.02.092014/02/10, "Frozen" re-solidifies itself at the top while "The Huntresses" melts away...
After a hectic Lunar New Year weekend "Frozen" has managed to recapture the lead and pack on the pressure as it moved on to 7.7 million admissions ($57.9M). Last week it was Hwang Dong-hyeok's "Miss Granny" that stole the show, but after the holiday rush Hwang's comedy drama was forced back a place with its 1 million haul (31.6%). These two films were the only ones in contention for gold, and together they captured over 70% of the market share. A few of the new entries ("I, Frankenstein", "Another Family", and "The Lego Movie") held their own in the middle order while "Hot Young Bloods" and "The Huntresses" fell viciously to the wrong end of the chart,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Another Family"2014/01/25,
Sang-goo (played by Park Cheol-min) is an unremarkable man with an unremarkable family. Given their rather average circumstances in life, it naturally becomes a big deal when eldest daughter Yoon-mi (played by Park Hee-jeong) is hired by a big conglomerate. In South Korea these are the best jobs a recent graduate can possibly hope for, mainly because conglomerates offer high salary and benefits compared to other entry level jobs. Those readers living in countries where large corporations have a rather different reputation may have trouble relating.
But never mind the relative benefits of job-hunting between nations- that's not what this movie is about anyway,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2013.11.08 ~ 2013.11.102013/11/11,
"Thor: The Dark World" has lit up the top of the Korean box office once again, claiming 655,484 (37%) over 711 screens to advance its total tally now to just over 2 million admissions. Marvel Comic's epic sequel has already grossed $327 million, almost doubling its production budget of $170 million as comic fans, kids, and cinephiles continue to pour in to the theatres to watch Mr. Odinson save the Earth day once again. The highest local flick came in the form of Park Hong-soo's "Commitment", an action drama that tackles Korea's fractured national identity and has Choi Seung-hyeon's character torn between higher powers and those he holds dear. "Commitment" is the Park's debut feature and in it he enlisted the help of director/screenwriting Kim Soo-yeong ("Color of Woman", "Vampire Cop Ricky"). Last week no less than six Korean features found themselves in the top tier, however November's second weekend was less forgiving and forcefully ejected "Days of Wrath", "Hwayi : A Monster Boy", and "Top Star" from proceedings,...More

[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...2013/10/05, K-Films Coming Soon:
★★★★ "The Hero": A single dad who plays a super hero on T.V. decides to really become "Thunder Man" for his son after his show gets cancelled. (10/08)
★★★★★ "Hwayi : A Monster Boy": A young boy is raised by five talented fathers into a life of violent crime, but begins to question his past when he is forced to pull the trigger on their latest job. (10/09)
★★★ "Red Vacance Black Wedding 2": An unmarried woman is harassed by a persistent suitor, a dangerous man who doesn't take no for answer. (10/10),...More

[HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild"2013/10/05, In the Spotlight this Week: "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild" (2011) by Oh Seong-yoon
Before 2011 no Korean animation had attracted more than a million admissions. It's a number that, according to director Oh Seong-yoon, has "symbolic meaning", a figure that his first feature animation "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild" eventually more than doubled. "Leafie" spent seven weeks in the top ten last summer, never rising higher than fourth or claiming more than 250,433 admissions at a time. It lingered for weeks and was supported by a steady flow of curious filmgoers, all while competing with the likes of "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon" (7.4M), "The Front Line" (2.9M), "Quick" (3.1M), and many others that were on show during its impressive spell. This popular adaptation went on to entertain more than 2.2 million filmgoers, making it the most commercially successful Korean animation in history. "Leafie" was a polished, beautiful story that was well voiced, and unashamedly touched on the selfless trials of modern motherhood,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Spellbound": Overcome your Fears one Date at a Time...2012/12/01, Film:"Spellbound"Director:Hwang In-hoStars:Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ki, Park Cheol-min & Kim Hyeon-sookReview Score: 3.5 / 5
Also Try: "Love Fiction", "You Pet" or "Penny Pinchers"
Hwang In-ho's 2011 romantic comedy "Spellbound" (Formerly known as "Chilling Romance" on HanCinema) had a tough time when it was released late last year. This quirky, and curiously attractive, little romantic comedy had to wrestle the likes of "Mission Impossible 4", which claimed more the 7.5 million admissions during its marathon run at the box office. Credit then has to be given to Hwang's playful and quaint twist on the romantic comedy genre and the film's ability to convince more than 3 million people in Korea that it was worth the price of admission.
Like any memorable love story worth renting, "Spellbound" comes down to science, specifically chemistry and, here, a twist of physics. Son Ye-jin plays the nervous and introverted Yeo-ri, who just so happens to be a living in a nexus between our world and the next. Ghosts often haunt her as well as those around her, forcing her into a loveless self-seclusion,...More

Song Hye-kyo, 2011 Female Movie People Acting Awardee2011/12/13, Source,
Actress Song Hye-kyo has emerged as a winner at the 2011 Female Movie People awards.
According to the reps of the 2011 Female Movie People awards on December 13th, Song's role in "A Reason to Live" was the clincher for her to win this year's Female Movie People Acting award. The reps said that Song was able to show a different side of herself: a deeper more intense gaze, a sense of calm and steadiness, and a new graveness. She was also said to have really tackled the theme of forgiveness, helping movie-watchers to understand its true meaning,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Sector 7": A Host of Issues2011/10/29, Korea's first big budget 3D feature failed. The extreme hype and mass marketing served only to raise the film to a height from which it was destined to fall from. The success it received in its opening week was a good start to Kim Ji-hoon's monster flick but once word got out of the film's many failings, its numbers dropped sharply as a result of the scorn it received from critics and the public alike. "Sector 7" was a huge disappointment and the degree to which it fell short of glory is staggering.
Before I dive into the criticism, let's first look at an area where the film did well, or at least showed the most potential. "Sector 7" had a number of things going for it, the most exciting of which was its premise. Sector 7 is an actual Joint Development Zone (JDZ) involving both Korea and Japan respectfully. Japan has shown little interest in it but the area has represented the hopes of Korea to become energy independent. Oil is the desire in the film and it carries not only the characters' hopes but the nation's as well. The oilrig tasked in finding the black gold is manned with individuals who strive to make a success out the exploration project. But, when a mysterious creature starts terrorising the rig, the needs of the crew suddenly become much simpler,...More

'Sector 7': groundbreaking tech, groundless drama2011/07/28, Source,
Actress Ha Ji-won, center, in a scene from "Sector 7". Korea's first 3D IMAX creature feature opens in theaters on Aug. 4. / Courtesy of CJ E&M Pictures
By Lee Hyo-won
The late legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn once said that Hollywood filmmakers "remain little more than glassblowers, huffing and puffing and blowing up slender ideas - their own or others - into some sort of shape for the screen. What has happened to fresh, honest, vital, original writing for the screen?",...More

[20 Korean Films to Look Out for Second Half of 2011] "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild"2011/07/16, Source,
Myung Film Makes Challenge for Animated Films
"Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild"
Directed by Oh Seong-yoon
By BAI K Seung Chan
Leafie is a hen, laying eggs every day. But it has never got the chance to care for the eggs it laid. Little by little Leafie starts to long for the yard seen through the doors of chicken farm building and soon dreams of going out into the yard to care for the eggs there. Since the dreaming begins, Leafie does not lay anymore eggs, and the farm couple throws Leafie away into a pit. The little hen begins its new life under a vicious watch from a weasel. Leafie tries to return to the yard, only to be illtreated and pushed away. Then it finds an egg in the woods, which it decides to care for while a duck friend stays around to protect Leafie,...More

3D film out to compete with Hollywood2011/07/07, Source,
From left, actors Ahn Sung-ki, Ha Ji-won, Oh Ji-ho, Song Sae-byeok and Park Cheol-min appear in a scene from the upcoming 3D monster movie "Sector 7". / Courtesy of CJ E&M
By Lee Hyo-won
Makers of the 3D action film "Sector 7", of which distribution rights have already been sold to 46 countries, call it a ruthless venture that is out to compete with Hollywood.
"It's not about trying to catch up with post-'Avatar' Hollywood but trying to compete with it, and someone has to keep on trying", director Kim Ji-hoon, who has helmed action-packed works such as "May 18", told the press in Seoul, Thursday,...More

Good Storytelling Wins Over Movie Audiences2008/06/16, Source, We all know big budget movies don't necessarily translate into big hits.
Even if the film is smaller in scale with no-name actors, some low-budget film directors believe they can win over the audience if their works have a great story.
Nam Kiyung has more.
A motion picture production is in progre,...More

In conclusion, the interrelationship is inverse proportion according to the trend in 2007 box-office success in Korean film industry. Among the 100 movies released this year, only 4 movies had more than,...More

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